Hello, all. Hope your day is off to a good start.
What can you tell me about this ring? I don't have high hopes for much value, just want to learn.
It was newly put out at the thrift yesterday (only $1.50) and it sort of looked like a cast piece, was thinking MAYBE gold wash over silver, but could be base metal. It was signed, "TOUS". Since it was so inexpensive, just got it.
Once home and able to do some research realized this is a maker that is somewhat collected, and there are rings that sort of look like this on their website. But back on Ebay, noticed many auctions saying, AUTHENTIC TOUS ring. That would imply fakes are out there.
Even if real, this is not a huge value piece, but if it is some kind of copy, would rather know that prior to listing.
A couple of observations.
1) There seems to be some casting material (?) remants in the openings. At first I thought maybe silver polish, but why would you use that on goldwash? Anyway, it comes out easily with a toothpick, but kind of a question mark from the get go.
2) This was fresh out of the back room of a thrift -- I'm seeing a scratch mark on the back as if they tested for gold. Unfortunately they lightly damaged the back by doing this. But you can see silver color under the goldwash.
3) The "S" on TOUS is sort of double struck. Was wondering if this, in and of itself, was a red flag?
ANY thoughts much appreciated. I hadn't even heard of TOUS before yesterday. Is it a maker many of you are familiar with?
Appreciate the help. 
you might want to contact tous.com jewelry......see if they can verify that it is a tous ring.....the stamp could very well be a sig stamp with the s.......or maybe like the post office....a double stamp s could be more value???
can you get a gold finishing kit to cover the scratch??? if it is a tous
